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Read guide →Western food has been localized in Seoul over decades, emerging as something distinctly Korean in the process. Demi-glace pork cutlets, cream pasta with kimchi, and French-style brunch menus sit alongside Italian pizza and American burgers in Seoul's eclectic restaurant landscape. Many younger Korean chefs trained abroad and returned to open restaurants that blend European technique with Korean ingredients and sensibility.
Gangnam-gu is Seoul's upscale business and entertainment district south of the Han River. Home to K-pop entertainment companies, COEX Mall, and the Apgujeong-Rodeo shopping strip, it attracts young professionals, tourists, and K-drama fans. Restaurants here tend toward the polished and premium, with a density of international cuisine, high-end Korean dining, and trendy cafés.
I dropped my green tea bread while trying to take a picture of it and was very devastated, which should be enough to tell you how much I enjoyed it💚 Yogurt drink is super good too!
It's expensive, the portions are small, and the taste is average. The staff is nothing more than a coffee machine. When I offered them Damascene coffee, they looked at me like they were asking why I was giving them to them and threw it in the hospital trash can.
